LAPD officials blame surging violence on gang disputes and pandemic-driven inmate releases
by Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times
Dec 16, 2020
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES — In recent months, bloodshed in South Los Angeles has increasingly been caused by bursts of gunfire from high-capacity firearms aimed at outdoor gatherings, leaving dozens of shell casings on the ground and multiple victims dead or wounded at once.
The violence has not come as part of a single rivalry, but in "spurts of retaliation" among more than 40 gangs that police believe are actively involved in the carnage — often after one sect disrespects another online and the latter sends gunmen out to exact revenge before police or intervention workers can get a handle on what's happening, said LAPD Deputy Chief Regina Scott, commander
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